City  Document. — No.  112 


CITY  OF  BOSTON. 


OF  THE 

COMMERCIAL  FREIGHT  RAILWAY. 

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In  Board  of  Aldermen ,  Nov.  26,  1866. 
Laid  on  the  table,  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 

S.  F.  McCLEARY, 

City  Clerk . 


Attest : 


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CITY  OF  BOSTON. 


In  Board  of  Aldermen ,  Nov.  26,  1866. 

The  Committee  on  Paving,  to  whom  was  recommitted  the  peti¬ 
tion  of  the  Commercial  Freight  Railway  Company  for  a  location 
in  Lowell,  Causeway  and  Commercial  streets,  respectfully  report 
the  following  Order  of  Location. 

For  the  Committee. 

BENJ.  JAMES,  Chairman . 


Ordered  :  The  Commercial  Freight  Railway  Company  shall 
have  the  right  to  lay  down  tracks  in  several  of  the  streets  of  the 
city  of  Boston,  as  follows :  Commencing  on  Lowell  Street  at  the 
intersection  of  the  northerly  line  of  Brighton  Street,  thence  by  a 
single  track  in  Lowell  Street  to  Causeway  Street,  and  in  Cause¬ 
way  Street  to  the  westerly  line  of  Andover  Street ;  also  a  single 
track  in  Causeway  Street  from  the  westerly  line  of  Haverhill 
Street  to  Commercial  Street,  and  in  Commercial  Street  to  Union 
Wharf.  Also  a  track  on  Lowell  Street  from  the  northerly  line 
of  Brighton  Street  to  the  tracks  of  the  Cambridge  Railroad,  as 
now  laid  down.  Also  the  right  to  construct  a  suitable  turnout 
on  Commercial  Street  between  Bartlett’s  and  Fiske’s  wharves. 
Also  the  right  to  connect  the  tracks  located  by  this  order  on 
Commercial  Street  with  Clapp’s,  Bartlett’s,  Gray’s, .  Comey’s, 
Fiske’s  and  Battery  wharves.  The  Commercial  Freight  Railway 
Company  shall  also  have  the  right  to  connect  the  tracks  located 


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by  this  order  with  the  tracks  of  the  Cambridge  Railroad  Com¬ 
pany  in  Brighton,  Lowell  and  Causeway  streets,  and  with  the 
tracks  of  the  Metropolitan  and  Middlesex  Railroad  Companies 
in  Causeway  and  Commercial  streets ;  and  to  enter  upon  and 
use  the  tracks  of  the  said  Cambridge,  Metropolitan  and  Middle¬ 
sex  Railroad  Companies  on  Brighton,  Lowell,  Causeway  and 
Commercial  streets,  for  such  compensation  as  may  be  agreed 
upon  by  the  respective  companies ;  and,  in  case  of  disagreement, 
the  compensation  to  be  determined  according  to  law. 

The  right  to  lay  down  these  tracks  is  upon  the  condition  that 
the  said  Commercial  Freight  Railway  Company  shall,  at  all  times 
after  the  rails  are  laid  down,  keep  in  good  order  and  repair  such 
portions  of  the  streets  as  are  occupied  by  its  tracks,  and  three 
feet  on  each  side  thereof,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Committee  on 
Paving  and  the  Superintendent  of  Streets. 

Also  upon  the  condition  that  the  said  Commercial  Freight 
Railway  Company  shall  take  up  the  rails  now  laid  down  on  the 
tracks  of  the  said  Cambridge,  Middlesex  and  Metropolitan  Rail¬ 
roads,  on  the  routes  above  described,  and  substitute  therefor  a 
form  of  rail  which  shall  be  satisfactory  to  the  Committee  on 
Paving  and  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  which  shall  be 
approved  by  them. 

Also  upon  the  condition  that  in  laying  down  the  rails  the 
space  between  the  rails,  and  three  feet  on  each  side  thereof,  shall 
be  paved  with  granite  blocks  of  such  size  and  quality  as  the 
Superintendent  of  Streets  shall  direct. 

Also  upon  the  condition  that  the  whole  work  of  laying  down 
the  tracks  granted  by  this  order,  and  the  precise  location  of  the 
same,  and  the  form  of  rail  to  be  used,  shall  be  under  the  direc¬ 
tion  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Committee  on  Paving  and  the 
Superintendent  of  Streets,  and  shall  be  approved  by  them. 

Also  upon  the  condition  that  the  Board  of  Aldermen  reserve 
the  right  to  allow  any  other  railroad  company  to  run  cars  over 
the  tracks  located  by  this  order,  for  such  compensation  for  the 


COMMERCIAL  FREIGHT  RAILWAY. 


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use  of  their  tracks  as  may  be  agreed  upon  by  the  respective 
companies ;  and,  in  case  of  disagreement,  the  compensation  shall 
be  determined  according  to  law. 

Also  upon  the  condition  that  the  said  Commercial  Freight 
Railway  Company  shall  accept  this  order  of  location,  and  agree 
in  writing  to  comply  with  its  several  conditions,  within  twenty 
days  of  the  date  of  its  passage,  and  file  such  agreement  with  the 
City  Clerk ;  otherwise  it  shall  be  null  and  void. 


